Following the recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents on
Marte village yesterday, Nigerian Army has issued a statement to calm any
tension that the attack could cause, stating that the insurgents only settled
in the land because it was deserted by residents, Read report below
MARTE:
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM ! TERRORISTS IN SEARCH OF RESPITE CANNOT HARBOUR HERE
There has not been any static deployment of troops in Marte
for quite sometime in line with the need to emphasise more aggressive patrol of
many threatened isolated communities while the assault on the forests and
mountain hideouts of terrorists is ongoing. Continue..
Only occasional patrols and
surveillance have been undertaken towards the area as the bulk of troops are
engaged in the operation to clear the terrorists from all identified enclaves
in the forest. Besides, Marte had been deserted by citizens most of whom had
fled to other towns while others are in IDP camps located in Maiduguri and
other places.
It is understandable that those terrorists escaping from the
offensive operations in Sambisa and other enclaves are looking for place of
respite. They must have found the Marte deserted and decided to harbour there.
No problem.
Now that their presence is reported, the issue will definitely be
addressed in a very short while. There is really no cause for alarm in the way
some reports are presenting this situation as if it is a meaningful resurgence
of the terrorists. This will only fool the terrorists and there sympathisers
into false celebration . There will certainly be no respite for terrorists
anywhere in Nigeria. Wait and see
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